Tencent's Light of Motiram Heads to Mobile

Tencent's Polaris Quest announces its open-world RPG, Light of Motiram, for mobile alongside PC and console releases. The game promises a packed feature set, raising questions about its feasibility on mobile devices.

The ambitious title, revealed via Chinese social media, is slated for release on Epic Games Store, Steam, PlayStation 5, and seemingly mobile platforms. Its impressive visuals and diverse gameplay mechanics blur genre lines. Descriptions evoke comparisons to Genshin Impact (open-world RPG), Rust (base building), Horizon Zero Dawn (mechanical creatures), and even Palworld (creature customization and training).

The sheer breadth of features—base-building, survival elements, creature collection and customization, co-op, and cross-play—is both surprising and potentially problematic for a mobile release. While the visual fidelity is impressive, porting such a complex game to mobile remains a significant challenge.

A mobile beta is reportedly in development, but details remain scarce. The feasibility of successfully implementing all announced features on mobile hardware remains to be seen. Until more information emerges, consider exploring our list of the top five new mobile games released this week.